The president of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says updating lock 25 on the Mississippi River is not just important to Missouri farmers.

Jay Schutte, a farmer in Mexico, Missouri, recently toured two locks on the Mississippi River. The Mel Price lock and dam #26 at Alton, Illinois, “Which was just overhauled about 30 years ago. It has a 1200 foot chamber and a 600 foot chamber. We were there at a very fortunate time.

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